1. Names:

Sanskrit:	Siddhartha		Enlarge photo
English:	White Mustard
Botanical:	Sinapis alba Lahi
Hindi:	Lahi
Telugu:	Tella avalu
Common names:	Tella avalu
Family name:	Crucifereae

2. Parts used:

• Seeds

Contents: Sinalbin, which produces p-hydroxybenzyl isothiocyanate.

3. Properties and Action According to Indigenous Medical Systems:

• Rasa: Bitter and spice.
• Vipak: Spice.

4. Uses:

• These seeds are used as medicine for scurvy and dropsy.
• The combination of mustard and black pepper used as medicine for paralysis.
• The mustard oil, when applied on body, reduces fat.
• It kills the germs.
• The mixture of mustard seeds and salt, when applied on teeth, cures the dental problems.
• It is rubefacient, irritant, stimulant, diuretic, emetic., pungent, laxative, digestive.

5. Names due to Physical properties:

• Teekshna Gandha: The plant with pungent smell.

6. Names due to Medical properties:

• Krimimardha:This plant kills germs.

7. Reference:

Brundamadhavam, Vasthu guna deepika, Vasthu guna prakashika, Chakradatta, Susrutam,
Basavarajeezam, Bhavaprakashika, Vangacena, Charakasamhita, Vagvatamu, Hareetasamhita, Srijanakalpavalli.

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